AB-1713 • 2026

Public postsecondary education: students with disabilities: verification: academic accommodations.

Education

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: Ransom
Last action: 2026-06-04
Official status: From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (June 3). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The bill summary and digest do not mention any changes related to tracking pupil attendance data, which was included in the candidate explanation.

Helping Students with Disabilities in College

AB-1713 requires California colleges and universities to accept certain documents as proof of disability for academic accommodations and limits the need for new evaluations.

What This Bill Does

Requires college campuses to accept an individualized education program (IEP) or a specified plan from high schools that proves a student has a disability.
Prohibits colleges from asking students with disabilities to get new or extra tests if they already have proof of their disability.
Allows colleges to ask for more information only to figure out the best help for each student.

Who It Names or Affects

Students with disabilities who want academic accommodations at public colleges and universities in California.
College campuses of the California Community Colleges, California State University, and University of California systems.
School districts, county offices of education, and charter schools that provide IEPs or plans for students.

Terms To Know

Individualized Education Program (IEP): A plan created by a school to help students with disabilities get the support they need in their education.
Academic Accommodations: Special arrangements or adjustments made for students with disabilities to help them succeed in college classes.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill only applies to public colleges and universities in California.
It does not change the level of services provided by these institutions, just how they verify a student's disability.
The exact details on what kind of supplemental information can be requested are not specified.

Bill History

2026-06-04 California Legislative Information
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (June 3). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2026-05-20 California Legislative Information
Referred to Com. on ED.
2026-05-12 California Legislative Information
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
2026-05-11 California Legislative Information
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 72. Noes 0. Page 5003.)
2026-05-07 California Legislative Information
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2026-05-06 California Legislative Information
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (May 6).
2026-04-15 California Legislative Information
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (April 14). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2026-03-17 California Legislative Information
Re-referred to Com. on HIGHER ED.
2026-03-16 California Legislative Information
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on HIGHER ED. Read second time and amended.
2026-03-16 California Legislative Information
Referred to Com. on HIGHER ED.
2026-02-05 California Legislative Information
From printer. May be heard in committee March 7.
2026-02-04 California Legislative Information
Read first time. To print.

Official Summary Text

AB 1713, as amended, Ransom.
California Longitudinal Pupil Achievement Data System: pupil attendance.
Public postsecondary education: students with disabilities: verification: academic accommodations.
Existing law provides for various programs and services for students with disabilities in public postsecondary education. Existing law requires the California Community Colleges and the California State University, and authorizes the University of California, with respect to services provided for disabled students, to, at a minimum, conform to the level and quality of services provided by the Department of Rehabilitation to its clients, as provided.
If a campus of the California Community Colleges, the California State University, or the University of California requires verification of a student’s disability before providing academic accommodations
requested by the student, this bill, commencing September 1, 2027, would require that campus to accept, as verification of the student’s disability, an individualized education program and a specified plan issued by a school district, county office of education, or charter school that documents the student’s disability. If a student requests academic accommodations due to a disability, the bill, commencing September 1, 2027, would prohibit a campus of the California Community Colleges, the California State University, or the University of California from requiring the student to obtain new or additional diagnostic evaluations, as provided, and would authorize the campus to require supplemental information from the student solely for determining reasonable accommodations best suited for the student, as provided.
Existing law establishes the California Longitudinal Pupil Achievement Data System and requires, among other things, the State Department of Education, in consultation with the Department of Finance and the Legislative Analyst’s Office, to include data on a quarterly rate of pupil attendance in the system, if federal funds are received for this purpose. Existing law requires the system to support local educational agencies in their efforts to identify and support pupils at risk of dropping out, and requires the system to be capable of issuing periodic reports to local educational agencies that include school district, school, class, and individual pupil reports on the rates of absence and chronic absentees, as defined.
This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to these provisions.

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